I was listening to a radio talk show and a caller had asked why God would allow bad things to happen to Christians. I had to go and didn't hear the host of the show respond to the question. The truth of the matter is that the whole world, and the universe for that matter, are under the sin curse. The curse fell upon all of creation when Adam disobeyed God and ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Ever since then, almost 6000 years ago, the sin curse has been causing problems for both believers and unbelievers alike. But God's power is limitless. Surely He could keep His saved Children from falling into harm! The fact is though that people then wouldn't believe Him by faith to be saved from their sins, they would be following Him to escape pain and suffering. There is also the fact that even though God is in control that He is letting the sin curse runs its course until it is time for Him to return.
The Bible says that God is long suffering. I believe that because He is letting the sin curse effect all of creation that He is suffering through the pains we go through with us. He is right there with us helping us to cope with the trials this sin cursed world has for all uf us. That is where being a Christian is very handy, because God the Holy Spirit indwells a Born Again Chrstian and is ready and waiting to help us get through the best of times and the worst of times.
Our God is loving and kind and wants the best for us, but because the sin curse is upon us He limits how much He will do for us. We seem to learn best from Him when we are having the worst of times. These times He uses to help us to grow closer to Him and farther from our sin.
So when things seem to be crashing all around you be thankful that He is there to help you through it.
If you are reading this and are not a Born Again Christian please consider these facts: We will all face judgement day. On that day we will all be seperated into two groups. Those who believed God on the right and those who didn't believe God on the left. Those on the right will be rewarded according to their good deeds while on earth. Those on the left will be judged for their sins they committed while on earth. Those on the right will then live with God forever. Those on the left will burn for their sins in Hell forever. The only way to escape the flames of Hell, the punishment for your sins is to believe that our God, Jesus Christ, died for our sins, was buried, an rose the third day.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
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